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Pinochet Files

are from the National Security Council (NSC), Latin America Country Files series (boxes 777-78) among the Nixon Presidential Materials

are located in a NSC series that has not been reviewed and released to the public in its entirety

met the search guidelines of the investigation

have been subjected to a declassification review and released in accordance with the Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act (PRMPA) and its implementing regulations [See Also: Federal Regulations]

Scope and Content Note

About These Documents

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) released these documents in response to a NSC tasker, "Declassifying Documents Related to Human Rights Abuses in Chile," issued on February 1, 1999, on behalf of President William J. Clinton. This tasker requested cooperation from all national security agencies in undertaking "a compilation and review for release of all documents that shed light on human rights abuses, terrorism and other acts of political violence during and prior to the Pinochet era in Chile (1973-1990)."

These documents were included in a comprehensive release by NARA of all Pinochet-related documents in the Presidential libraries, in records of other U.S. Government agencies, and in legislative records.

The documents included in this collection were reviewed as part of the NSC's Chilean Human Rights Abuses Review.

Types of Documents

The records consist of correspondence, reports, memorandums, and cables.